Hans van Baalen was elected president of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party (ALDE) on a two-year mandate on 21 November 2015 at the party congress in Budapest, Hungary.

Crucial topics were discussed such as the forthcoming referendum on EU membership in the United Kingdom, the latest developments on tackling the migration crisis and the current political situation in Poland.

At the invitation of the ALDE Party President Hans van Baalen MEP, the leader of the ALDE Group in the European Parliament Guy Verhofstadt and Prime Minister of Belgium Charles Michel, liberal Prime Ministers and European Commissioners met at the Egmont Palace in Brussels on Thursday 18 February ahead of the European Council Summit of the same day.

Crucial topics were discussed such as the forthcoming referendum in the United Kingdom, the latest developments on tackling the migration crisis and the current political situation in Poland.

At the invitation of ALDE Party President Hans van Baalen, leader of the ALDE Group in the European Parliament Guy Verhofstadt, and Prime Minister of Belgium Charles Michel; liberal Prime Ministers and European Commissioners will meet at the Egmont Palace in Brussels on Thursday 18 February ahead of the European Council Summit of the same day.

Crucial topics will be discussed such as the forthcoming referendum in the United Kingdom, the latest developments on tackling the migration crisis and the current political situation in Poland.

At the end of February we will sadly mark one year since the murder of Boris Nemtsov, the former leader of ALDE Party member party PARNAS. On this occasion, the ALDE Group is organising a number of events to commemorate him and also to look into the future and discuss prospects for a democratic Russia and for stronger relationships not only between the EU and Russia but also between societies and artists.

ALDE Party President Hans van Baalen MEP has denounced the recent death threats against Russian Former Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov, leader of the Russian ALDE Party member PARNAS.

The threat was published in a video on Instagram on 1 February and showed Mr Kasyanov during a recent visit to Strasbourg but seen through the lens of a sniper's target. Last February, Boris Nemtsov, co-leader of PARNAS, was murdered in Moscow.

ALDE Party President Hans van Baalen MEP supports the new Moldovan Government composed of Liberals, Democrats and Social-Democrats which has received broad support in the Moldovan Parliament.

“I call upon all democratic parties in the Moldovan Parliament to unite to elect a new State President before March 22 and thereby prevent the Moldovan Parliament from being dissolved and new elections called.

Many organisations and institutions in Brussels host their New Year receptions in January to officially start the year. The ALDE Party hosted on Wednesday 27 January 2016 a reception to officially mark the hand-over between former ALDE Party President Sir Graham Watson to current President Hans van Baalen MEP, who was elected in November 2015 at the ALDE Party Congress in Budapest, Hungary.

BUSINESSEUROPE Director General Markus J. Beyrer met with Hans van Baalen, President of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party (ALDE) of the European Parliament.

The topical issues discussed included the importance of Schengen for the European Union, the migration debate, the future of the Economic and Monetary Union, climate policies, trade agreements, and the need for all pro-European forces to firmly engage in these debates.

ALDE Party President Hans van Baalen MEP: "I full-heartedly congratulate President Elect Tsai Ing-wen and the Democratic Progressive Party of Taiwan (DPP) on their landslide election victory. Winning a large majority in both the presidential and the parliamentary elections marks a great step in the process of strengthening Taiwan's democracy. The European Liberals and Democrats are united in their opinion that the Taiwanese people should decide on their own future.